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FOSTERING AND ADOPTION of the mentally handicapped‐two viewpoints
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
journal of the institute of mental subnormality (apex)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.633
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1468-3156
pISSN - 0141-2205
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-3156.1976.tb00243.x
Subject(s) - viewpoints , narrative , psychology , developmental psychology , linguistics , visual arts , art , philosophy
The narratives which follow have been written by the foster parents and the adoptive parents respectively of two handicapped children. The descriptions given provide an insight into the circumstances leading up to and the emotions associated with caring for a handicapped child at home. The names used are not the true names of the people involved.